What are the four steps of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection
Does this picture show evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
Evaporation
When water returns to the lakes, rivers, oceans and goes down to the groundwater, what is it called? Evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
Collection
Clouds form during what step of the water cycle? Evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
Condensation
In the water cycle, precipitation is water drops that fall as ________ or _________.
rain or snow
Does the picture show evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
Precipitation
What is the water that we use in our homes called?
Fresh water
When the sun heats water and this water changes into gas and goes up into the air is what step of the water cycle?
Evaporation
_________ is when air moves up, cools and the water vapor changes to water drops and forms clouds.
Condensation
What step of the water cycle is it when wind moves clouds and they cool, then water drops fall as rain or snow?
Precipitation
Put the four steps of the water cycle in order: collection, precipitation, condensation, evaporation
1. Evaporation 2. Condensation 3. Precipitation 4. Collection
Fill in the blank. The _______ heats water and water evaporates from the oceans, rivers and lakes.
Sun
Fill in the blank. Water vapour makes _______ in the sky.
clouds
Fill in the blank. The ________ moves the clouds and water drops fall as precipitation.
wind
Fill in the blank. During collection, water returns to ________, ________ and _________.
oceans, rivers, lakes
